The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-03-03
Eureka Items.


/ There will be musical entertainment on
Friday evening next at Mr.. James Keown's.
Both instrumental and vocal music will be
rendered by the Eureka 8. 8. choir.
The last issue of the Anderson Journal
has created quite sensation in our conf
munity. We refer to the answers given to
"Broadaway's" questions. Let us review
the answers briefly:
1st. The Editor says for the last ten years
he has been publishing paper in Anderson
to enlighten, elevate and improve the tone
of the community. We do not doubt that,
but has the Journal thrown all of its talent
and moral power against the evil of intem.
perance, the evil of bar.rooms, and in sup
port of every laudable measure employed
by the advocates of temperance and prohi-
bition to arrest its calamitous progress
Can the Journal substitute something bet
ter, something more effectual. something
that will bring about more speedy deliv-
erance from the calamities of bar.rooms
than the prohibition movement? Then
we will fell into its ranks with all our heart
and soul.
End. The Journal speaks of wrangling
and ill.feeling consequent upon the move
ment. We have heard of nothing of that
sort in our ranks: We are not uneasy about
either. We are all in good humor, and
expect so to abide. We have some good,
hearty laughs when we hear an anti
Murray man avow that he is going to make
his road according to the Murray law and
then vote for his prohibition bill. Magma
nimity will crop out. Such man is mov'
ed by principle, by the love of morality
and humanity, and not by prejudice. If the
"anties' are having wrangling and ILL
feeling in their ranks we can't help it.
3rd. The Journal speaks of the proposed
law as being revolutionary, demoralizing'
anti-American, anti-democratic and anti
christian. We verify thought that the
Journal had higher and grander concep-
ton of the civil, political and religious
institutions of America than to use such
language. We candidly think that the tone
of the Journal needs to be enlightened, ele'
waited and improved. Does not the Ian
euage SAVIOR feeling that is undesirable I?
Is the Democracy of our County dependent
upon bar.rooms for its existence? Anti
christian! Who ever heard of such
thing? A man cannot be Christian un-
less he advocates free and promiscuous
use and sale of whiskey Why, surely the
Journal has lost its balance.
4th, Yes, we confidently expect to win
over many who are now opposed to this
movement, but they will, of course, need
to be instructed in moral duty and obliga-
ton. If the movement is successful even
those who oppose it from principle will be
made to admire it-they will think as We
think, and act as NE act. Of course man
must lay aside his prejudices, and arraign
himself before the bar of reason and listen
to argument.
5th. The Journals answer to the second
question is nothing more than an isolated
vapor-it is an opinion expressed, but no
reason assigned.
9Th, In the last place, we are called upon
to express regret that the Journal don't
care to place itself in the position ofsaying
all that can be said against that most re-
markable instrument" What pity If
the movement is SO dangerous the Journal
should not be silent 1t should exhaust
the last ounce of its ammunition stored
away in its magazine, rather than see
everything precipitated into ruin. Ameri-
canis,n demands it. Democracy demands
it. The future of our country demands it,
Christianity, in which is centered all that
is great, good and glorious for time and
eternity demands it, Be not, therefore
silent, "for thy servant heareth."
Mr.. EDITOR: One of the most futile
arguments against prohibition is, that it
"does not prohibit" We hear it said
almost every day, that it is no use trying
to prevent the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating beverages. They will be
made, they will be sold and they will be
drank. The same argument, with equal
force, will apply to any law, and yet who
is willing to dispense with law simply be-
cause it does not prevent crime? Among
all civilized nations, and many uncivil-
ized, there exist laws against all crimes
which oppose the good order and peace OF
society, and yet these crimes are still COM
mitted. Punishment lessons, but does not
prevent crime. It is neither human nor
Divine, to oppose law simply because it
fails to obliterate all evil. When Jehovah
gave the Ten Commandments to Moses,
from the burning mount. he did so know
ine that millions would disregard and
violate them on down to the end of time;
and yet they were promulgated. The
truth is that the primary and fundamental
element of law is retribution. 1t cannot
be mere matter Of expediency. 1t in
wolves the questions of right and wrong,
of Justice and injustice. The execution
of its penalty may, us secondary ele-
ment, deter others from its violation, yet
Justice would exact it's infiction upon the
offender as promptly and fully, though it
were never again to be violated. So that
while there might not be another theft
committed in the world, the thief of to-
day,is just as guilty, and merits punish
ment just the same, as if thousands of
thefts would be committed hereafter.
The declaration that "the soul that sim
meth shall die" was not made simply to
frighten people, but as a matter of mex.
orable justice.
1t is nota question, therefore, whether
prohibition will or will not prohibit, but
one of right and wrong. Is it rightin the
sight of God and man that a business, 80
full of awful results both for time and
eternity, should be licensed by people
protesting love for God and man2 Is it
right to aid men in brutality to themselves
and their wives and children? Is it right
to assist in hurrying thousands Of fellow
mortals annually into eternity unpre-
pared for it? Is it right to help fill our